Cash for Clunkers: Shanghai’s e-waste recycling program

While most of the news about e-waste in China is on its deadly environmental impact, Shanghai Scrap argues that really, what people should be talking about now is the country’s new comprehensive e-waste recycling programs – one of the best funded in the world. Not only is it saving the environment, it could give you great discounts on new tech! Thanks to the direct subsidies for purchasing old electronics, an informal market has sprung up to sell you dead tech to exchange for recycling vouchers. It’s a win on all fronts – for you, for e-waste resellers and for the environment!